Dance pedagogy
Lithuanian ethnic choreography
Faculty of Education, Department of Arts Education
Assoc. prof. Laimutė Kisielienė
Studentų st. 39, LT-08106 Vilnius, Room 236,
Phone: +370 5 275 70 96; e-mail: menas@leu.lt
English
Language of Instruction
none
Required Prerequisites
Suggested Academic Cycle Bachelor degree studies (from 2nd year of studies)
or Year of Studies
Autumn
Semester
6
ECTS Credits
4
Contact Hours per Week
Compulsory
Compulsory/ Elective
Problem-based teaching, group work, movement analysis,
Methods of Teaching
discussion, reflection.
Practical examination
Form of Assessment
Title of the Study Program
Title of the Subject
Faculty, Department
Instructor
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Subject Description
The course aims to intorduce students to the conception of Lithuanian ethnic culture;
Lithuanian traditions, customs, ceremonies, festivals relating them to ethno-choreography.
Folklore, including choreographic folklore as well is a universal education system and means,
which stimulates creativity, which is necessary in training a dance teacher. The subject
consists of theoretical (studies of Lithuanian ethnic culture) and practical (practical
exploration of ethno-choreography examples) parts.
Study outcomes:
1. Students will be able analyse Lithuanian dance folklore in the context of customs and rituals.
2. Students will be able to perform main dance steps of Lithuanian ancient ethnic choreography
examples: choreographic games, circle dances and pair dances.
3. Students will be able to apply Lithuanian ethnic choreography in the process of dance
education.
Readings